Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Six Hills, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Six Hills map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Six Hills |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.781543 |
| Longitude | -1.047886 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Six Hills, a quiet hamlet in the Charnwood district, carries the gentle sweep of the Leicestershire landscape in its very name. It lies 9.3 km north of Syston (from Syston: bearing 10°T, OS grid SK 643 208), and is situated west-north-west of Ragdale village. The fields around Six Hills, when touched by the low afternoon sun, possess a particular, almost bruised, quality of light, hinting at the ancient agriculture that has shaped this land for centuries. Here, the hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, seem to hold whispered conversations with the passing breeze, their roots delving deep into the rich, dark soil. The distant hum of traffic on the A607, though faint, serves as a quiet reminder of the broader currents of life that flow beyond this secluded corner. The air itself often carries a subtle scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of Six Hills.
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Explore Six Hills, Leicestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.781543, -1.047886. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |